
Lawyers filed a civil rights complaint Monday against Harvard, claiming the college's legacy admissions "systematically disadvantage applicants of color."
In the wake of the Supreme Court's move to end race-based admissions processes in two cases, one against Harvard and another against the University of North Carolina, Boston-area activists filed the complaint with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
They argue affirmative action was a counter to legacy admissions
The lawsuit, filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights on behalf of the Chica Project, the African Community Economic Development of New England, and the Greater Boston Latino Network, alleges Harvard's special consideration of applicants whose family members went to the school or have donated to it is tantamount to a racial consideration.